Muslim cleric heads back to court to fight off deportation

FILE In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 file photograph, Mohammad Qatanani, Imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, N.J., answers a question, as he joins a group of Muslim community leaders gathered in Piscataway, N.J., to condemn terrorist attacks. Qatanani, the leader of one of New Jersey's largest mosques is heading to court, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to fight from being deported after federal authorities say he lied on his green card application. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
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FILE In this Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 file photograph, Imam Mohammad Qatanani, center left, walks out of the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building in Newark, N.J., with supporters, after an immigration judge ruled that Qatanani can remain in the United States. Qatanani, the leader of one of New Jersey's largest mosques is heading back to court, Monday, Dec. 4, 2016, to fight from being deported after federal authorities say he lied on his green card application. A judge ruled against immigration authorities' attempt to have him deported eight years ago. (AP Photo/Mike Derer,file)
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FILE In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 file photograph, Mohammad Qatanani, Imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, N.J., answers a question, as he joins a group of Muslim community leaders gathered in Piscataway, N.J., to condemn terrorist attacks. Qatanani, the leader of one of New Jersey's largest mosques is heading to court, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to fight from being deported after federal authorities say he lied on his green card application. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
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